Sagina subulata (Sw.) C.Presl

Perennial. Stems decumbent to suberect, slender, becoming stout with age, glabrous, (2)–5–10 cm long; axillary fascicles of lvs present; adventitious roots sometimes present at nodes. Rosette lvs short-lived. Cauline lvs linear, hyaline at base, glabrous or very rarely with short glandular hairs on surface or margins, aristate at apex, 4–7 × 0.4–0.5 mm. Fls small, (4)–5-merous. Pedicels glabrous or with sparse glandular hairs, (5)–10–18 mm long. Sepals obtuse, glabrous or glandular-hairy, always green, 1.5–2.5 × 1 mm. Petals = sepals. Stamens 10. Capsule ovoid, slightly > calyx; styles and valves 5. Seeds brown, triangular-ovoid, smooth, 0.4 mm long.

[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]

Flowering: Sep.–Feb.; Fruiting: Sep.–Feb.